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Securities Law

William & Mary Law School

2015

Securities

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Better Go It Alone: An Extension Of Fiduciary Duties For Investment Fund Managers In Securities Class Action Opt-Outs, Brian J. Shea Feb 2015

Better Go It Alone: An Extension Of Fiduciary Duties For Investment Fund Managers In Securities Class Action Opt-Outs, Brian J. Shea

William & Mary Business Law Review

Securities class actions provide a vehicle for plaintiffs to recover billions of dollars in settlement awards. Given the prevalence of institutional investors in the market for publicly traded securities, it is no surprise that large investment funds are often implicated as lead plaintiffs in securities class actions. Despite having recoverable claims in many of these settlements, these investment funds often fail to participate in the action on behalf of their beneficiaries (their investors). Some scholars argue that fund managers have a fiduciary obligation to participate in claim filing and monitoring processes in an effort to recover settlement awards and to …


Superior Supererogation: Why Credit Default Swaps Are Securities Under The Investment Advisers Act Of 1940, J. Tyler Kirk Feb 2015

Superior Supererogation: Why Credit Default Swaps Are Securities Under The Investment Advisers Act Of 1940, J. Tyler Kirk

William & Mary Business Law Review

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